Under Which of the Following Situations Would a Monopolist Increase

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Multiple Choice

Under which of the following situations would a monopolist increase profits by lowering price (and increasing output) ?

• A)if it discovered that it was producing where MC = MR
• B)if it discovered that it was producing where its MC curve intersects its demand curve
• C)if it discovered that it was producing where MC < MR
• D)under none of these circumstances because a monopolist would never lower price

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